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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The same campus that recruited, supported, and welcomed me as a first-generation college student in the 1990s would likely be ill-equipped to do the same today. Disparate voices, opinions, and teachings blended in one campus environment designed to help students learn, think independently, and grow. It felt both sudden and final.

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Home Office efforts to stop abuse of care worker visa system inadequate, leading to ‘shocking’ abuse, says watchdog – politics live

The Guardian Higher Education

As PA Media reports, Prof Arif Ahmed , director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students (OfS), said many universities and colleges in England have “international arrangements” – including admitting overseas students on scholarships and hosting institutes partly funded by foreign governments.

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Welcome Back to Campus, Bears!

Missouri State

It is our responsibility to assist students who have violated University polices by educating them through a variety of trainings, presentations, and programs. Our goal is that students can reflect on their holistic development. Make sure to follow us on social media @MSUConduct for updates and how you can get involved with our office!

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union.

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Therapy mini horses boost student morale

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The horses hang out in a central location, maybe for a few hours, and students can stop, pet them and get that mood boost they need to focus on their academics. At Fort Wayne, the horses will be available to community members in the student union.

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Our LGBTQ students’ lives and well-being are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help

EAB

Our LGBTQ students’ lives and wellbeing are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. Unfortunately, this was not the case.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Unionization With Princeton and Stanford next on the graduate student unionization front, it’s clear that universities have become the hotbed of labor organizing. Then, too, there’s a broader issue: That many, perhaps most, students consume writing and media in new ways. percent in 2004 to 54.4